From: (Neil Wagner) - CED Magic

General Electric. GE announced just before the electronics show [CES
in Chicago - ed.] that it's discussing a joint venture with Japan's
Matsushita and JVC and England's Thorn EMI Ltd. to market the VHD
(video high density) disc system and its software (programming). The
VHD system was demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show by Panasonic
and JVC, both Matsushita subsidiaries. The giant Japanese firm
says it may have VHD players on the market by late 1981. They would
be priced to compete with RCA's under-$500 SelectaVision disc palyer,
slated for introduction early in 1981. RCA recently dubbed its system
CED, for Capacitance Electronic Disc; it will also be sold by Sears
Roebuck.
Both the CED and VHD systems sense TV signals encoded as capacitance
variations in discs when a stylus contacts the disc surface. But
discs for one system are not compatible with the other. Magnavox and
Pioneer both expect to market their optical systems ($700-$750)
nationwide next year, too. Optical discs, played back by a laser
beam, are compatible between the Pioneer and Magnavox players.
>From the June 1981 "What's New in Electronics" -
CED Videodisc
Insert a CED videodisc into this Hitachi VIP-1000 player and enjoy
the show for the next two hours. Buttons control two fast-forward and
reverse speeds, pause, and still framing. The $500 player has
connections for audio, video, or RF output and for optional remote
control. [A small picture of the player accompanies the article.]
Neil - nw@ix.netcom.com
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From: "Zach D."
Organization: Velvet Pants Prod.
To: Tom Howe
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 15:03:10 -0500
Subject: CED Digest Entry
Priority: normal
Fellow CED Collectors:
I finally put my CED want/trade/sale list on-line.
Please visit
http://www.hub.ofthe.net/~zachd/flea/zach/ced.htm
This is my immediate for-sale/trade list followed by my most wanted
list (bigger lists are on the web site)
Zach's For Sale or Trade List: